Improve Your American Accent - The K Method Accent Reduction (Udemy.com)

An Engaging 5 Steps Method Used By Foreign Actors. Master Your American Accent Guided by The K Method Creator Now!

( 57 Reviews )

Created by: Andy Krieger

Produced in 2021

What you will learn

Understand What is Accent Reduction and How I Can Help You
How The K Method Comes to meet Your Needs
Five Effective Steps To Improve Your American Accent
The Role of Words and Sentences
How to Use Breathing and Pauses
See How Hollywood Actors Used this Method
Practice and Master your American Accent

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Course Description

My name is Andy Krieger and I am an American living in Vancouver, Canada. I was fortunate to attend and graduate from Stanford University. At Stanford, I heard a great speech by President Kennedy's brother-in-law. It was such a powerful presentation that I signed up immediately after, to teach in Africa for 2 years, all based on the way this great man talked.
Ever since then, I have tried to speak like Sargent Shriver. I am always complimented on the way I speak and I can get my students to talk in this elegant, articulate, thoughtful way. It is TOTALLY related to, what you want to learn, Accent Reduction!
I was a grade 7 and 10 teacher in Vancouver, for 7 year, after my teaching in Africa with the US Peace Corps. Then I spent 14 years in Hollywood, hiring movie and TV extras (the people behind the actors who don't speak) for thousands of shows. Every day I was on a movie set, and started to LOVE the way actors talked. An important part of my job today is teaching actors how to speak in a certain way that will get them the part. I used this method to also teach Accent Reduction.
24 years ago, I 'discovered' a way to teach foreign accent reduction. I have taught successfully over 24,000 wonderful students, from Jackie Chan, to Liu Yifei (the star of the Disney movie, "Mulan," to the very, very famous Chinese actress, Li Bing Bing, to regular people, like YOU, who are looking for accent reduction on Udemy.
No one has ever learned in school how to teach accent reduction, the way I teach it. Not one course on Udemy gets immediately to the basics of my course:
speak more slowlythen you have time to put your TONGUE and LIPS into certain, exact positions, which I figured out, because I speak this way, using my tongue and lips when I speak. It is totally unique.
Then the student brings in and then pushes out an amount of air.
The secret, is making every word have a LONG VOWELto sound thoughtful and intelligent by speaking with pausesI am dynamic instructor and I do not waste 1 minute of your time. Not one other course on Udemy teaches what I do. Within even the first 15 minutes of the course, you will copy me and be speaking without your accents!!! I have thousands of testimonials from my students from famous actors and regular people, just like YOU. I have had success in teaching students from EVERY major language: Mandarin, Cantonese, Spanish, French, Hindi, Arabic, Korean, Japanese, Thai, Russian, etc.
There are so many reasons why thousands of Udemy subscribers would wantto take my course: you are tired of people saying, "what did you say" or "sorry, I don't understand" or "can you please repeat that" you need to have an interview for a job, or trying to get another, better job you want to feel more confident to speak EnglishThe power points I have made are professional and perfect for learning my Method. I speak directly to you, the student and have you speaking, by copying me. Copy how I tell you to say the word(s). Right away you can hear the correct way to speak without your foreign accent.
Please message me with any and all questions, I am happy to help!
Who this course is for:
People looking to reduce their accentForeign people coming to AmericaFellow Udemy instructors wanting to improve their American accentAnyone passionate about American accent and ready to start this courseTeachers and students studying American languagePeople interested into Hollywood and Warner Bros studio real life stories

Time: 1.5h

Instructor Details

Andy Krieger

4.3 Rating
57 Reviews

Andy Krieger is from San Francisco, CA. Graduated from Stanford University. He spent 2 years with the US Peace Corps in Ethiopia, Africa. He was a school teacher in Vancouver, B.C. Canada, for 7 yrs, teaching grades 7 and 10. For 14 years he worked for Warner Bros and Central Casting in Los Angeles.

Every day, he was on a movie set, hiring extras for such shows as "Pretty Woman, Star Trek: The Next Generation, Rocky IV, and 1000's of other TV shows, movies, and commercials. Andy noticed and loved the way actors talked. That way of talking will help you speak without your accent!!

In 1997 Andy returned to Vancouver Canada, working for the local actor's union, and was asked by an American movie producer, to teach Canadian actors, how to speak American, so they could work on American shows filmed in Canada. That led directly to Andy 'discovering' his K Method of ACCENT REDUCTION. As of Jan, 2021 Andy has taught over 24,000 students. Including students speaking EVERY major world language: Mandarin, Cantonese, Spanish, Russian, Korean, Japanese, Portuguese, Nigerian, etc.

Andy worked on the Jackie Chan movie, "The Forbidden Kingdom" as a dialogue coach. He had the pleasure of working with Jackie, Li Bing Bing, and Crystal Yifei Liu. The actor who played the Emperor in the film, could not speak a word of English, but Andy was able to get him to speak his lines with NO accent.

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By Olivia Pavel on 11/15/2020

Thank you. Great tips that I can apply immediately.

By Carla Gutirrez Palacios on 11/15/2020

This is a great course and I recommend it to anyone who is looking to improve their accent. I learned practical techniques to polish my accent and the information provided was so relevant and useful. I'm very happy I took this course!

By Negin rouhanizadeh on 11/15/2020

Amazing course if want to improve your accent and English speaking skills. I emailed Andy following the course completion and he spent 2 additional hours (free of charge!) with me to help me practice. My favorite part of the course was when he thought the way I need to position my mouth in order to create the right sounds. His method is easy to remember and follow. I am planning to sign up for even more hours as I find his method of teaching very effective and I enjoy the class.

By Shaza Eltahir on 11/8/2020

I watched the video, an hour and a half long, and found it very helpful.
Easy to understand. Power points were colorful and enjoyable to read.
Then Andy gave me 2 hours of free class on Zoom. Andy explained everything
even more. It was worth the $24 for sure. This program has made me feel more
confident about speaking English without my accent. Andy also was able to
give me a voice that he called 'textured.' I like my voice a lot now!

By Shabbir on 10/27/2020

Andy is one of the best accent reduction teacher I have ever known. His method, style and approach is amazing. I had been to different (Qualified) Tutors in the past and believe me they are not even close. Thanks Andy for what you do !!!

By Sebastian Wlazlik on 10/27/2020

Absolutely, fantastic training.
I have been speaking English as a second language for 20 years now. I always thought that accent is something that you cannot get rid of. Some people just speak better than the others. For the first time in my life Andy showed me that my accent can be reduced. They say Practice makes perfect, unless you practice the wrong thing. We all practice all day and somehow nothing changes. This training provides a blueprint and real world instructions on how to start speaking the right way. Now I know, what to practice so my accent will start to fade away. Andy also offered me 3 hours of online tutoring which was a game changer to me. For the first time in 20 years somebody offered me a real solution in the most profesional way. I trust Andy and every word he is saying. It will still take time to master all those skills but now I will practice the right thing. Thank you for that training. Incredible value.

By Marcos Murilo Campos dos Santos on 10/24/2020

esse curso no era o que eu esperava, pois eu acreditava que era um curso de reduo de sotaque, mas s um vdeo de introduo e no o curso completo em si

By Mustafa Kahuwati on 10/19/2020

The first step I have to speak slowly and clearly

By Tarun Kumar on 10/2/2020

Hi Andy, You have been a true mentor, giving back gold nuggets of effective communication to the likes of me. As a first generation immigrant-citizen of US, I am always proud of speaking English but as a second language (first language being Hindi). With the help of your techniques, I am able to enjoy English like my first language now :). With constant practice, I am able to very clearly get my point across and be understood. These techniques are destined to help me take my career to the next level.
Your life story and the lessons taken from it to help create the accent reduction course for others, is truly remarkable. Thank you for your passion and making a difference for many. You are the best!

By Luis Gmez on 9/24/2020

es un excelente curso

By Misael Ramirez on 9/19/2020

Ive lived in Canada for 7 years and since the beginning my accent was very strong, nobody ever had the time or patience to explain me how to improve my accent.
I found this training very useful and I would recommend it for those interested in improving their English pronunciation.
I watched his videos and was very helpful and then I got 2 free hours from Andy on Zoom, then I had honest feedback about my strong accent and what I should do improve my english speaking skills with Andy on Zoom and he was able to have me speak without my accent when i copied what he showed me to do. He had me speaking most of my words without my accent. I feel confident that I will soon be doing it on my own. The sessions were fun and easy. Thanks Andy

By Abdul Saboor on 9/16/2020